1) 闕乏けつぼう #42,529 Inflections of 闕乏 Class Suru verb Stem Inflected ending ✕ Link copied! Common N1 けつぼう [0] Meaning Shirabe Noun Suru verb Intransitive verb deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth; scarcity 知識ちしきは欠乏けつぼうしており、知恵ちえはさらに乏とぼしい。 Knowledge is scarce; wisdom is scarcer. Kanji 欠 ケツ lack, gap, fail 乏 ボウ destitution, scarce, limited Forms 欠乏#42,529欠乏けつぼうけつぼうけつぼう闕乏(rarely used kanji form)闕乏けつぼう